St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-22

| of a malfeasance in office, ana snali tnere-
after be disqualified from holding the same Tor
| and during the remainder OF the term Tor Which
| he was elected or appointed and shall be linDle
+, ON his bond i'll an amount not more IMAM Hooo
| nor less than SlUu recoverable III any courU
| having jurisdiction
SEC L. Whoever sells, barriers, gives away or
otherwise disposes OF any spirltnous, YIN
| Gus fermented or malt liquors, without inst
| having obtained license therefor agreeably
| to the laws OF this state shall be deemed guilty
| OF misdemeanOr, and shall, upon CONVICTION
| thereof in any court having jurisdiction OF the
same, be punished by fine of not less than 500
| nor more than 800, together with the COSTS or
prosecution, and by imprisonment in the county
| Jail not less than thirty days nor more than
| ninety DAYS Ali prosecutions for the violation
| of any of tie provisions OF this section may be
| tried and conducted in n summary manner be-
| fore any municipal court, police justice or JUS
tice OF the peace having jurisdiction thereof IN
the same manner as violations OF any municipal
ordinance or bylaw may now be tried ana
conducted; provided that the provisions
strued as to prohibit any regularly
licensed druggist from dispensing liquors III
| filing prescriptions, made by any regular,
reputable and duly licensed physician in the
| practice of his profession.
SEC D. The provisions of this act shall apply
| 10 all cities and villages in this state incorpo-
| rated under general or special law and TO every
| other municipal corporation or quasi corpora
| ton in this seate, whether or not said munici-
pal corporations have tho right by general
or special charter or general or special
| law to grant licenses for the sale of in
| toxicating liquors or TO regulate said sale
through or by any council ~ or r. officer r OF
| nicipa corporation in this state to the contrary
| notwi thstanding.
SEC. &. All licenses granted after the pas
sage of this act and before July first, 1887, shall
| expire on said asu-named date; provided that i'll
| any town. village or city where, under tho exist
ing laws the licenses are granted in March,
| April, May or June, such licenses may be is
sued to terminate on July first, 1887, on the pay
ment of a pro rata of the amount OF the license
required by the existing laws for the entire year;
| and provided further, that where in any town.
village city any license for the sale OF lntoxi-
| eating liquors has been granted since the first
| day of July. one thousand eight hundred and
| elghty-SiX, and before the passage OF this act,
| any and all such licenses shall expire within
| one year from the date OF issuing the same.
| SEC. z. The words Intoxicating liquors,
| wherever used in the laws or statutes of this
| state, now in force or hereafter to be in force,
| shall be construed to mean splrltuous, ylnous.
| fermented and malt liquors. or either of them
| SEC. s. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent
| with this act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after its passage.
Approved March Sd, 1887.
IS.
| AN ACT to define and punish the crime OF I'M
| lawfully dispoSlng of Intoxicating liquors by
| the device known as blind pig" or other con-
! trivances intended to conceal the transaction.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OF the State OF
| Minnesota:
| SECTION l. Whoever shall attempt to evade
| or violate any Of the laws of this state reguat-
| ing or prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors by selling, giving away or otherwise dis
| posing OF any spirituous, vinous, malt or other
| Intoxicating liquors contrary to law by means of
| the art1flce or contrivance known as the blind
| pig" or hole in the WALL, or by any other prac-
| tce, artifice, continuance or device intended to
conceal such evasion or violation or said laws OF
the identity of the person or persons engaged in
the same. SHALL in addition to the ofense LOT sell
ing] or otherwise disposing of such liquors with
| out license, be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall for each offenSe be pun
| iShed by fine of not less than twenty-five dol
| lars 1920 nor more than one hundred dollars
| (S100), or by imprisonment in the county jail
not less than ten 90 days nor more than three
| 81 months, or by both fine and imprisonment in
| the discretion Of the court
| SEC. 2. The owner, iessee tenant, or person
| or persons IN possession or control of any prem
| iseS in which any such means or deceptive prac-
said laws, who shall knowingly consent to
| or permit any other person or persons to
laws relating to the sale of Intoxicating
| liquors upon the same. shall also be severally
| guilty of a like misdemeanor. and be punished
| herefor in the same manner as provided in eec-
| ton one % of this act. To convict any such
| owner, lessee or person in possession control
| of any such premises, it shall only be necessary
| to prove that any such intoxicating liquors were
| so unlawfully sold or disposed of upon said
! premises. or were there by such means unla "
| fully procured, with his knowledge and consent
| or acQuiescence.
| SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of every sheriff,
| deputy sheriff, constable, policeman, other
| peace officer, to Immediately arrest any person
or persons found committing any OF the offenses
| named in this act, and to make complaint
| against them, to the end that they may be dealt
| with according to law, and to enforce this act.
Any such officer who shall fail TO do his duty,
| as in this section required, shall be guilty of
malteasance in office, for which he may be re-
moved therefrom.
| SEC l. This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 9TH, 1887.
IL.
| AN ACT to authorize pharmacists to dispose
| and sell spirituous, vinous, fermented and
| malt LIQUORS on physicians prescriptions and
for medicinal purposes only. ys113 u
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for any ipharma-
| ciSt or druggist in the State Of Minnesota, who
| shall be duly registered as such under the laws
| of said state and who shall be actually carrying
| on the business of pharmacist or druggist, to
| dispense any splrltuous, vinouS, fermented or
| malt liquors in good faith for medicinal pur-
| poses, upon the written prescription of rep
| utable and duly licensed physician actually en-
| gagged In the practice of his professor, without
| having license for the sale of intoxicating
liquors, but no such liquors dispensed or dis
| posed of sh II be drunk or used on the premises
where obtained.
| SEC. 2. Any pharmacist or druggist who shall
| sell or dispose of anv spirituous, vinous, fer
| mented or malt liquors, for any purpose or in
| any manner other than provided in this act,
| Or acts aInendatory hereof, without having q
license for The sale OF Intoxicating liquors, SHALL
| upon conviction thereof in any court having ju-
| risdictlon thereof be subject to the same fines
and penalties imposed by any law or ordinance
| upon any other person for selling Intoxicating
| liquors without license; and any pharmacist
| o. druggist who shall permit any Intoxicating
| liquors so sold disposed of to be drunk or
| used on the PREMISES where obtained shall be
| guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be punished by fine not less than
| twenty dollars and not exceeding one hundred
| dollars.
| SEC B. Any physician or person who shall
! make or give any such prescription for any
| other than medicinal purposes or who shall
| make or give any such prescription for the pur-
pose of evading the laws of this state, or of aid
| ing another to evade the same, shall be deemed
| guilty of q misdemeanor, and upon conviction
| thereof shall be subject TO the same fine and
penalties that are imposed by any law or ordi-
| nance upon any other person for selling intoxi-
| eating liquors without license.
SEC 4 This act shall take effect and be in
| force from and after it's passage.
Approved March 9TH. 1887.
Regulating Elections.
AN ACT relating to elections and to repeal chap
ter one IL of the General Statutes of eighteen
hundred and seventy-eight QS7S) and all
acts amendatorv thereof.
| Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
| SECTION 1. On the first Tuesday after the
| first Monday in November of each even num-
bered year, an election shall be held in the sew
eral election districts of the state, which shall
be known as the general election and the several
| state and county officers judges of the supreme
and district courts, members of the legislature,
| and representatives in congress of the United
States shall be elected at the general election
next preceding the expiration of the
! term. of each of the said officers, re-
| spectively, and on year when a president and
vice president of the United States are to be
| chosen, a number of electors of president and
vice president of the United States equal to the
| nu nber of senators and representatives to which
this state is entitled in the congress of the United
| States shall be elected at said election.